Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and associated factors among women of reproductive age attending a rural teaching hospital in western Uganda

• Main Authors: David Wol Nang (Author), Happy Tukirinawe (Author), Maxwell Okello (Author), Bekson Tayebwa (Author), Pius Theophilus (Author), Franck Katembo Sikakulya (Author), Yarine Fajardo (Author), Adam Moyosore Afodun (Author), Rogers Kajabwangu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High-risk HPV is considered a major risk factor for the development of cervical cancer, the most common malignancy among women in Uganda. However, there is a paucity of updated epidemiological data on the extent of the burden and factors associated with hr-HPV infection among wom...